Solid-state radiation image detector

Abstract

A solid-state radiation detector with increased pixel density. The solid-state radiation detector includes multitudes of linear signal wires for detecting recorded image information as image signals, and a signal detection means disposed on an opposing side of the detector substantially orthogonal to the linear signal wires, and connected to the linear signal wires to detect the image signals from the linear signal wires. A connection section of each of the linear signal wires, extending substantially orthogonal to the opposing side, for connection to the signal detection means is disposed such that the distance from the opposing side to each of the connection sections differs with each other.

1. A solid-state radiation detector constructed to receive radiation representing image information to record the image information therein, and to output image signals representing the recorded image information, the detector comprising:
 multitudes of linear signal wires for detecting the recorded image information as image signals; 
 a signal detection means disposed on an orthogonal side of the detector substantially orthogonal to the linear signal wires, and connected to the linear signal wires to detect the image signals from the linear signal wires, 
 wherein the distance from the orthogonal side to a connection section of each of adjacent linear signal wires of the multitudes of linear signal wires for connection to the signal detection means differs with each other; and 
 further comprising: 
 multitudes of linear scanning wires, which extend in a direction substantially orthogonal to the linear signal wires, for outputting the recorded image information as the image signals; and 
 a scanning control means connected to the linear scanning wires to send a signal for outputting the image signals, wherein 
 the distance from another orthogonal side, which is substantially orthogonal to the linear scanning wires, to a connection section of each of adjacent linear scanning wires of the multitudes of linear scanning wires for connection to the scanning control means differs with each other. 
 
   
   
     2. The solid-state radiation detector according to  claim 1 , wherein the distance from the orthogonal side to the connection section between each of the multitudes of linear signal wires and signal detection means differs alternately. 
   
   
     3. The solid-state radiation detector according to  claim 2 , wherein the connection section closer to the orthogonal side is located on an extended line of the linear signal wire connected to the connection section remote from the orthogonal side, and the linear signal wire to be connected to the connection section closer to the orthogonal side is bent so as to be connected to the connection section closer to the orthogonal side. 
   
   
     4. The solid-state radiation detector according to  claim 1 , wherein the signal detection means comprises a signal detection integrated circuit, which includes an array of connection terminals disposed inclined with respect to the orthogonal side, and the connection terminals are connected to the linear signal wires. 
   
   
     5. The solid-state radiation detector according to  claim 1 , wherein the distance from the another orthogonal side to the connection section between each of the multitudes of linear scanning wires and scanning control means differs alternately. 
   
   
     6. The solid-state radiation detector according to  claim 5 , wherein the connection section closer to the another orthogonal side is located on an extended line of the linear scanning wire connected to the connection section remote from the another orthogonal side, and the linear scanning wire to be connected to the connection section closer to the another orthogonal side is bent so as to be connected to the connection section closer to the another orthogonal side.